Our Team

Whitney is an owner of the company and is responsible for oversight of property management, asset management and investor relations for the company. She has been involved in real estate acquisition, financing, and development since 1987. Prior to joining JTL Investments in May 2012, she was a Managing Director of Paladin Realty Partners, LLC, an institutional real estate fund manager. During her sixteen-year tenure with Paladin Realty Partners, Whitney was responsible for originating and managing joint venture investments in multifamily projects and hotels in the United States. She was also responsible for originating and managing joint venture investments for the development of single family housing in Chile. Prior to joining Paladin Realty in 1995, Whitney was a First Vice President and Portfolio Manager for First Nationwide Bank in San Francisco. During her seven-year tenure with First Nationwide Bank, her responsibilities included the management and disposition of portfolios of non-performing loans and real estate assets. She was also responsible for restructuring tax-exempt bond financings and credit enhancement facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank and Fannie Mae, resolving complex construction and partnership litigation disputes and managing several environmental remediation projects. Whitney graduated from the University of Redlands with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science.

John is an owner of the company and is involved in new business development. He has been actively involved in real estate acquisition, brokerage, and finance since 2003. Prior to Joining CRES Management in 2006, John worked as a commercial real estate broker specializing in the disposition of multi-family properties. During his brokerage career, he procured the sale of more than 20 assets in the Kansas City market. Since joining CRES in 2006, John has been involved in the acquisition and disposition of multi-family assets in 5 states, totaling over $400 million in volume. John is a graduate of the University of Kansas where he received a B.S. in Business Administration.

Jim is an owner of the company and is involved in business development and long range planning. He has been actively involved in real estate acquisition, management, brokerage, and finance since 1977. As a principal, he has been involved in the acquisition and management of over 100 multi-family properties. Throughout his career, Jim has been involved in all aspects of commercial real estate including the redevelopment of office buildings and multi-family real estate, a new development of multi-family properties, as well as retail property ownership. Jim is a graduate of Central Missouri State University, where he received a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing.

Teresa is an owner of the company and is responsible for business development and planning for the company. She has been instrumental in the completion of over 85 apartment, condominium, office and retail renovations, which has totaled over $108 million and won numerous awards including Project of the Year by Multifamily Executive Magazine and most recently, the coveted Paragon Award from The National Apartment Association (NAA). Other accomplishments of her success include, but are not limited to, being named “Women Who Mean Business” by the Kansas City Business Journal and “Owner of the Year” over seven (7) times by the Apartment Association of Kansas City. Teresa attended Northeast Missouri State University and holds real estate licenses in the states of Missouri and Kansas. She has been in the property management industry since 1979. Prior to founding CRES she was Senior Vice President and head of property management for a Kansas City based Real Estate Investment Company. She has received her compliance training and certification for the Section 42 low-income housing tax credit program.